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The Blind Water by Iraqi Writer/Storyteller Hassan Blasim

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A Section from the Blind Water  Originally written in Arabic by the Iraqi Writer/Storyteller and poet:  Hassan Balasim  Translation To English by: Bedor Alobaidi  Hassan Blasim/Iraqi Writer, Storyteller. poet and cinema script writer A few days ago, I received a letter from a disturbed writer explaining contemporary writing in a religious tone. I think the man's heart breaks a pain in the way how I write sperm. I also guessed that he is one of the peaceful writers who writes in order to enter the Academy of Clean Arabic Writing. Pure, and well mashed in a grammar mills. I think the man is a loyal language guard with an honest intention. I don't know what the language and the rest of the holy cows would be like without these writers. I think that if I left things for a writer like me, they would milk the cow to the last drop and slaughter it in the middle of the afternoon in front of the slaves.  What really bothered me in his letter was his medical tone, as...

The Cup of Life

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Written originally in Arabic by Suad Al-Jazairi  English Translation: Bedor Alobaidi                   Bedor Alobaidi / Suad Al-Jazairi             What is left from yesterday's cup? There are teardrops at the bottom of that cup, afraid of each other, Wet with water of grief and seeds of disappointmenti I will plant them in dry soil waiting for rain. On the edge of the cup are remnants of love ; stories that are not suitable to be published ,because, they were written on an old paper that crumbled at the touch and the ends of the stories are amputated... In the cup there is a house of a poem that I forgot on an abandoned sidewalk, waiting for a drunk poet to pass by with his old rhyme. I crossed with my right foot from my yesterday to the day, His door was locked, and a paper written in a poor script was hanged in the doorbell that says: (Today is out of service, due to a tec...

Dina Al Bayati

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"I respect all religions and religious beliefs. However, if these practices interfere with politics in Iraq and many of them drive extremism and terrorism as a tool such as religious references, and others - #new_actions must be taken to stop these groups and individuals." Dina Al Bayati  Dina Al Bayati was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1995 She graduated from the University of Houston, Texas, with a Bachelor's degree in: International Business Administration. Currently she is working on completing her postgraduate studies in the field of security policy. She has a strong voice and presence in the societal and political affairs, where she worked in several refugee organizations, as well as advocacy for several issues concerning translators who worked with US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for the special visa program for the US Congress and several issues related to combating terrorism in Iraq. Al-Bayati evaluates, as well as several other activities re...

Corona Virus Has Taken Away the Soul of Iraqi Football Legend Captain Ahmed Radhi, Today in Baghdad

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Written and published by: Bedor Alobaidi  Rest In Peace  ✌️  captain Ahmed Radhi, we are still under shock and cannot believe you really gone that quick, this is just way too early for you.  Seriously unbelievable  ☹️ 🤲 You’re one of the countable names who have made his name due to his achievements in the Iraqi football field nationally and internationally.  When we talk about sports especially and the rising stars who have made a significant difference in Modern Iraq  🇮🇶  history, your name must’ve been recognized and men tioned and it is a must be of presence. You were one of the fewest names who had the incredible ability to draw big smiles on all the Iraqi people, all Iraqi citizens inside the country without forgetting many of those who have been immigrated to other countries and parts of the world and whenever we say the word football  ⚽️  your name kicks in the head right away! Generations of Iraqi yo...

Research Process Journal

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Library Instruction course, I took it on December of 2012 at Des Moines Area Community College. It helped me big time during my research journey in college and after transferring to the university. I would assume that this course should be available everywhere especially here in the United States and available in community colleges or even High schools based on what I heard few  years back from some students.  Highly recomandded, because this is considered a master class through a whole semester that you can take a learn all the steps, techniques and seek well written paper for a certain research subject or even an outside project that you may do independently on your own as a personal studies that might might be developed into graduate levels, or taking those writings that includes other sources and get them published on a book, online, etc.   Research Process Journal Week 1: Information literacy, Introduction to the research process...

Library Instruction: Annotated Bibliography

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Professor Ehler Library Instruction  5 December 2012   Library Instruction course, I took it on December of 2012 at    Des Moines Area Community College. It helped me big time during my research journey in college and after transferring to the university. I would assume that this course should be available everywhere especially here in the United States and available in community colleges or even High schools based on what I heard few  years back from some students.  Highly recomandded, because this is considered a master class through a whole semester that you can take a learn all the steps, techniques and seek well written paper for a certain research subject or even an outside project that you may do independently on your own as a personal studies that might might be developed into graduate levels, or taking those writings that includes other sources and get them published on a book, online, etc.  Hu...